Laurence Davin

How Dirigent Proteins Guide Assembly of Lignans and Lignin in Vascular Plants

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Norman Lewis

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Vascular plants use a class of proteins termed dirigent proteins (from Latin dirigere, to guide or steer) to direct the regio- and stereospecificity of radical-radical coupling reactions of…

Multi-Omics Evaluation of Tripartite Associations in Red Alder Roots: Integrated Transcriptomics, Proteomics, Metabolomics and Metabolite Imaging of Red Alder Symbiotic Associations in Root Tissue

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Kim Hixson

This proposal presents the unique opportunity to conduct the first ever integrated multi-omics and imaging evaluation of the Alnus rubra (red alder tree)/Frankia alni (bacteria)/Alpova diplophloeus …

The Lignin Enigma: Turning the Corner

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Norman Lewis

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Lignins (Nature's second most abundant terrestrial plant substances) provide structural support for plants to stand upright, to conduct water/nutrients, and as barriers to opportunistic…

Deciphering Lignin-forming Supramolecular Protein Complexes for Facile Biomass Deconstruction

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Norman Lewis

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

Our overall aim is to further identify, dissect, and exploit dirigent protein (DP) mediated supramolecular protein complexes for macromolecular lignin assembly in order to ultimately achieve facile…

Manipulating Monocot (Grass) Lignin-forming Dirigent Protein Complexes for Optimal Bioenergy/Bioproducts

Lead Institution

Washington State University

Principal Investigator

Norman Lewis

Project type

Large-Scale EMSL Research

The overall objective of this proposal is to establish the (bio)chemical basis as to why monocot (grass) lignocellulosic tissues are significantly less recalcitrant to (bio)degradation than their …

Projects

How Dirigent Proteins Guide Assembly of Lignans and Lignin in Vascular Plants

Multi-Omics Evaluation of Tripartite Associations in Red Alder Roots: Integrated Transcriptomics, Proteomics, Metabolomics and Metabolite Imaging of Red Alder Symbiotic Associations in Root Tissue

The Lignin Enigma: Turning the Corner

Deciphering Lignin-forming Supramolecular Protein Complexes for Facile Biomass Deconstruction

Manipulating Monocot (Grass) Lignin-forming Dirigent Protein Complexes for Optimal Bioenergy/Bioproducts